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Experimental study of a travelling fire along a cable tray assembly in a mechanically ventilated enclosure

Jérémy Seguillon
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Hugues Pretrel

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This study investigates the behaviour of a fire propagating over a long length of electrical cables, in order to assess the maximum burning length and the associated heat release rate of the travelling fire. It is part of the research work conducted in the framework of the OECD/NEA PRISME 3 project for a better assessment of fire propagation over cable trays in nuclear installations. The fire scenario consists of a set of 3 horizontal cable trays 6 m long, positioned in the corridor of a mechanically ventilated large-scale compartment. The parameters of the study are the nature of the cables (thermoset or thermoplastic types) and the distance of the cable trays from the ceiling. The determination of the fire heat release rate (HRR), the total burning length, the velocity of the flame front, the heat release rate per unit area (HHRPUA) and the effective heat of combustion (EHC) of the cable fires are given. For the configuration studied (3 cable trays and a given load), fire HRRs of 160 kW and 520 kW corresponding to burning lengths of 2 m and 3 m and corresponding to velocities of 0.4 mm/s and 0.9 mm/s are obtained for thermoset cables. For thermoplastic type cables (made of polyvinyl chloride), a power of 730 kW corresponding to a burning length of 3.5 m and corresponding to a velocity of 1.9 mm/s is reported. The order of magnitude for HRRPUA and EHC were respectively ranged between 50 kW/m² and 150 kW/m² and 20 MJ/kg and 25 MJ/kg for the two cable types.
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hal-04390886 , version 1 (12-01-2024)

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Jérémy Seguillon, Hugues Pretrel. Experimental study of a travelling fire along a cable tray assembly in a mechanically ventilated enclosure. Fire Safety Journal, 2023, 141, pp.104016. ⟨10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104016⟩. ⟨hal-04390886⟩

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